Labasa Mill has crushed around 81,000 tonnes of cane after 4 weeks of crushing

The Labasa Mill after 4 weeks of crushing, has crushed around 81,000 tonnes of cane, this compares to 92,637 tonnes for the same period in 2017.

Th Fiji Sugar Corporation has confirmed that low cane supply has been a contributing factor, however the mill’s efficiency levels have increased significantly from 77% last year to approx. 97% this year.

Meanwhile, Lautoka Mill, after 2 weeks of crushing, and following the initial start‑up issues, the mill has crushed a total of 21,325 tonnes of cane whilst for the same period last year this was at 19,078 tonnes of cane.

FSC has also revealed that the mill has performed very efficiently despite initial start‑up stoppages adding that daily time efficiency levels have also increased from 77% to around 94%.